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Psephoderma (meaning "pebbly skin", from the Ancient Greek psepho (ψῆφος), "pebbly", and derma (δέρμα), "skin") is a genus of placodonts very similar to the related genera Placochelys and Cyamodus. Psephoderma had a flattened skull and a narrow, straight rostrum, much narrower than that of its relatives. Inside this skull, embedded in the jaws, were rounded teeth specialized for crushing the shellfish it ate. Unlike henodontid placodonts, Psephoderma's carapace was divided into two pieces, one on the shoulders and back, and another on the ventral end. Psephoderma grew to long, larger than many

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Parent taxon
Placochelyidae
Image
Psephoderma.jpg
Length
1.8
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taxon name
Psephoderma
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Psephoderma
location of discovery
England
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Article · 日本語

プセフォデルマ (Psephoderma) は三畳紀中-後期に生息していた板歯目の一種。カメに姿は似ているが近縁ではない。イタリア北部のノリアン階・レーティアン階の累層から1種が出土しているほか、イギリス・中東からそれぞれ1種が知られている。

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